document.write( "Question 225168: if 6 times a number is decreased by 6, the result is the same as when 3 times the number is increased by 12. find the number \n" ); document.write( "
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The relation given is:
\n" ); document.write( "\"6x-6=3x%2B12\"
\n" ); document.write( "Put #s on one side and x terms on the other:
\n" ); document.write( "\"6x-3x=12%2B6\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"3x=18\"
\n" ); document.write( "Divide both sides by 3:
\n" ); document.write( "\"x=6\", which is our answer.
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